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On Being Their Mother

On Being Their Mother

I walk the world saturated in love with two tiny humans that I helped create.

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Crystal Jackson
Apr 19, 2019
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I walk the world saturated in love 
With two tiny humans that I helped create.
I fail at a million roles, a hundred times a day.

I talk too much, words spilling out. 
I get caught up too much in the story of my life. 
I should listen more.
I forget things like keys and lock myself out.

My fuck you is a Chinese throwing star…

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